Bag frame



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BAG FRAME Filed Feb. 21,- 1935 Patented Dec. 17, 1935 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFIQE BAG FRAME ration of Delaware Application February 21,1935, Serial No. 7,504

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in frames for ladies hand bagsand the like.

In the manufacture of hand bag frames of the laterally openingchannelled type, provided with tabs for securing bag covering materialthereto, as shown for example in U. S. Patent 1,913,546, issued to me onJune 13, 1933, there is a considerable waste of metal in the forming ofthe clamping tabs and, inasmuch as the frames are made from blanks withtabs equally spaced it has been found impracticable to make frames ofdifferent sizes from the same blank, for the reason that in certainsizes of frames the tabs Will be located at the corners of the frame andat other undesirable points, making it necessary to remove the tab or touse other expedients to compensate therefor.

It is, therefore, an object of my invention to provide a frame forladies hand bags and the like which has substantially all of theadvantages of the laterally opening channelled type of frame, but whichobviates the waste of material in the manufacture of frames havingclamping tabs.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a frame for ladieshand bags which is of uniform structure and which can be made in anysize without necessitating compensating for tabs located at undesirableplaces.

In accordance with my invention, the frame comprises substantially adownwardly opening channel in which detachable clips are positioned atdesirable points, the clips being used for the purpose of securing bagcovering material to the frame.

The above and other advantageous objects, which will later appear, areaccomplished by the simple and practical construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanying drawing,forming part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a frame embodying myinvention, showing a clip positioned in the frame and partially bent tohold bag covering material,

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing in detail the contour ofthe frame, the structure of the clamping clip, and an inlay, holding bagcovering material, used in conjunction with the frame,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a frame embodying my invention, showing aplurality of clips positioned along the frame at desirable points, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional View taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3, showing a clipcompletely bent and closed to tightly secure the bag covering materialto the frame.

Referring to the drawing, the frame is shown to comprise a downwardlyopening channel having a top wall 5, and an outer wall 6 which has itsedge bent inwardly at I throughout its length, and an inner wall 8 ofgreater width than the outer wall 6.

It will-be seen that the frame can be made in any size as the structureis uniform throughout its length, and the manufacture of the frameobviously requires a comparatively simple operation.

In connection with the frame, there is employed a plurality of clipseach of which has a wall 9 having an upper edge arcuately bent at I 0,and an outwardly extending flange I I extending from the lower part.thereof, the juncture of the flange and the wall 9 being provided ifdesired with a plurality of perforations l2 to facilitate bending of theflange. The flange is also preferably provided with an inwardlyprojecting protuberance I3, for the engaging of bag covering material.The bag covering material is preferably first secured toa metal inlay 15of the channelled or other type.

In attaching bag covering material to my frame a plurality of the clipsare inserted in the channel portion of the frame, the bent-in edge 1 ofthe wall 6 engaging the arcuate portion Iil of each clip to prevent thelatter from falling downward. After the clips have been inserted in thechannel the inlay l5 carrying the bag covering material I4 is positionedin the clips, and then the flange ll of each clip is bent upwardly tofirmly clamp the inlay and bag covering material in the channel as shownin Fig. 4.

It will be seen that any outward or downward pull on the bag coveringmaterial will only serve to hold the clips more tightly in the channel,the removal of the clips being possible only by a rotation upwardly ofthe clips until the free edge of the arcuate portions I0 clears theinturned edge 1 of the wall 6.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a framewhich can be easily manufactured at a relatively low cost as theoperations involved in the manufacture thereof are very simple and theframeis of uniform structure throughout its length, having no tabsthereon and there is no Waste of metal. The frame also facilitates theattaching of bag covering material thereto as the clips can be readilyinserted in the frame and conveniently bent to clamp the inlays and bagcovering material to the frame.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive andillustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of theinvention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed includingmany modifications without departing from the general scope hereinindicated and denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a hand bag, a frame comprising a downwardly opening channel havingan outer wall with an inturned edge and an inner wall of greater widththan the outer wall, a plurality of clips detachably positioned in saidchannel, each of said clips having an arcuate portion engaging theinturned edge of the outer wall tolimit downward movement of the clip,and an inlay having bag covering material attached thereto, said clipshaving portions bent upwardly to secure said inlay and bag coveringmaterial to the frame.

2. In a hand bag, a frame having a down wardly opening channel having anouter wall with an inturned edge, a plurality of clips detachablypositioned in said channel, each of said clips having an arcuate upperportion engaging the inturned edge of the outer wall to prevent

